About Us

Jon Mathews is a professional grower and landscaper with more than 30 years experience, and his company Shades of Texas grows, sells and installs the best quality trees, shrubs and plants in the Houston, Gulf Coast Area. Shades of Texas services areas such as Clear Lake, Bay Area, and Southeast Houston. Spend a few minutes with Jon, and you will quickly realize he is incredibly passionate about what he does for a living: providing you with the absolute best quality, most unique landscaping products available. Not to mention he offers customers a tremendous amount of plant knowledge, proven techniques to stimulate plant growth and irrigation improvement applications that get results. Shades of Texas is endorsed by Gardenline’s Randy Lemmon as one of the best tree nurseries in Houston .

Full-Service Retail & Wholesale Nursery

Shades of Texas Nursery makes two promises to its customers:

1. The best quality 2. The largest selection

Open to the public and professional installers, Shades of Texas has grown to be the area’s largest full-service garden center (south of Interstate 10 East to West). Shades of Texas customers can literally drive through the entire 150-acre nursery. The roads between each of the 12 lots (some lots spanning six to ten rows) are wide enough to accommodate a 60 ft. long eighteen-wheeler. And, we invite all customers – retail consumers and professional landscapers – to drive thru to pick out the product that best suits their needs. We offer more than 100,000 high-quality products in inventory. Do you demand a large selection? Not to worry, Shades of Texas has you covered.

Professional Landscaping Services

We do it all, where the end result is a well-manicured garden designed to enhance the curbside appeal of your home or business.

Our client’s needs are different, as are our landscape designs. Whether it is a residential or commercial project, we take pride in creating true custom designs specifically for each individual client with a personal touch by the owner himself. In fact, Jon Mathews is on the jobsite at the time each tree and plant is installed. We can design and install the hardscapes, build the decks, install the irrigation, mitigate and prepare the soil mixture, plant and sod the lawn areas. Our years of experience can help you create the perfect outdoor setting for your home or business.

Randy Lemmon - GardenlineMay 1, 2015

“Shades of Texas is one of the best nurseries in Houston, the Laurel Oaks are the best quality I have ever seen.”

Carolyn Lee - The Woodlands, TexasMay 1, 2015

“I love the Mathews, and I love Shades of Texas…they have the BEST selection in the USA.”,

WaynMay 1, 2015

I had been told about the fertilizer called Denny’s by a friend a couple of years ago. So, I purchased some from your place to try. Sure enough, it made my grass look so much greener and stronger. This is the third year that I purchased some from your business and look forward to having the best looking yard again on the block. Thanks for being the only place around that I know of that handles Denny’s.

Robert Reese - Houston, TexasMay 1, 2015

“Shades of Texas is amazing. Randy Lemmon knows what he talks about!!!” xxx

Pamela Flayler - Pasadena, TexasMay 1, 2015

“I really like the assortment of beautiful trees and flowers.”

Ida Saldivar Torres - Deer Park, TexasMay 1, 2015

“I have enjoyed the huge planter I purchased there…thanks for the great variety.”